Cloud-native vulnerability management (CNVM)

Cloud-native vulnerability management (CNVM) is a specialized approach to identifying, assessing, and remediating security vulnerabilities in cloud-native environments. As organizations increasingly adopt microservices, containers, and serverless architectures, traditional vulnerability management techniques often fall short in addressing the unique challenges posed by these dynamic and distributed systems.

CNVM solutions provide cloud security engineers with continuous visibility into vulnerabilities across the entire cloud-native stack, including container images, Kubernetes clusters, serverless functions, and cloud services. These platforms use advanced scanning techniques to detect misconfigurations, outdated components, and known vulnerabilities in both application code and infrastructure-as-code templates.

A key feature of CNVM is its integration with CI/CD pipelines and container registries, allowing for automated vulnerability scanning and policy enforcement throughout the development lifecycle. This shift-left approach helps catch and remediate vulnerabilities early, reducing the risk of deploying vulnerable applications to production. Additionally, CNVM tools often provide risk-based prioritization, helping security teams focus on the most critical vulnerabilities first. By offering real-time monitoring and automated remediation capabilities, CNVM enables organizations to maintain a strong security posture in rapidly evolving cloud-native environments.